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Source:  Tyrell County Marker, Columbia. Photo by Bernard Fisher

  • Monument Name

    Tyrell County Marker, Columbia

  • Type

    Marker

  • Subjects

    Colonial History

    Local History

  • City

    Columbia

  • County

    Tyrrell

  • Description

    The Tyrell County marker is a short lectern shaped granite block with a smooth face and roughhewn rear and sides. Covering most of the block’s face is a rectangular metal plaque holding the inscription.

  • Inscription

    TYRELL COUNTY / ESTABLISHED AS A PRECINCT OF ALBEMARLE / BY THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH / CAROLINA MEETING AT EDENTON, NOVEMBER / 27, 1729. THE 3RD YEAR OF THE REIGN OF / KING GEORGE II, AND NAMED FOR SIR JOHN / TYRELL OF ESSEX, ENGLAND, ONE OF THE / LORD PROPRIETORS OF CAROLINA. THIS / MARKER DEDICATED BY THE COUNTY OF / TYRELL ON NOVEMBER 27, 1979, THE 250TH / ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING.

  • Custodian

    Tyrell County

  • Dedication Date

  • Decade

    1970s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    35.917680 , -76.251880 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      Daniel, Bobby. “Tyrell County Courthouse In Columbia, North Carolina,” bobbystuff.com, Jun 7, 2018, (accessed March 26, 2023) Link

      “Tyrell County North Carolina,” Waymarking.com, (accessed February 20, 2023) Link

      “Tyrell County,” The Historical Marker Database, HMdb.org, (accessed February 20, 2023) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Metal, granite

  • Sponsors

    Tyrell County

  • Location

    The marker is located on the grounds of the Tyrell County Courthouse, 403 Main Street, Columbia, NC. The marker is situated at the left corner of the courthouse at the handicap ramp. The Tyrell County War Memorial stands on the lawn to the left and the Tyrell County Confederate Memorial is to the right of the courthouse.

  • Landscape

    The memorial marker stands on the lawn surrounded by seasonal plants.

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